Mount Trashmore and recycled politicians
(CNS): The George Town dump has been a national crisis through the past six administrations, starting with the UDP government in power when Grand Cayman was hit by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, followed by the first PPM government, which took over in 2005, in which Arden McLean, who has since left the party and currently leads the opposition, was the minister with responsibility for environmental health.
For the last 16 years Mount Trashmore has been an increasingly smelly problem, both literally and metaphorically, with occasional health and environmental disasters when part of it catches fire. But the solution is always ‘soon come’, as successive governments appear unable to introduce a real and lasting solution.
While the question of what to do with the existing dump remains critical, the government’s ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ mantra has seemed half-hearted at best, even as activist groups are pushing for a change in attitudes among voters. Many residents are keen to do their part by recycling but recycling bins at supermarkets are often overflowing and Hurley’s is apparently no longer allowing them in its car park.
Will the next government actually manage to do something or will the dump just keep growing?
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